Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 processor review

Xeon E5-2696 v3 processor released by Intel; release date: Q4'14. The processor is designed for server-computers and based on Haswell-EP microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 18, threads - 36. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 1.125 MB, L2 - 4.5 MB, L3 - 45 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4.

Supported socket types: LGA2011-3 (R3). Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 2.

Benchmarks

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

97.640 mPixels/s

13.442 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

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741.453 Frames/s

209.959 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

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4.623 Frames/s

1.343 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

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49.002 Frames/s

8.446 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

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218.231 mHash/s

27.642 mHash/s

3DMark Fire Strike
Physics Score

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24923

6767

Name	Value
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	13.442 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	209.959 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	1.343 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	8.446 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	27.642 mHash/s
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6767

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date	Q4'14
Place in performance rating	1304
Processor Number	E5-2696 v3
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	1.125 MB
L2 cache	4.5 MB
L3 cache	45 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm
Number of cores	18
Number of threads	36

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)